Jeremy Clarkson says goodbye to Top Gear: ‘I’m so sorry it ended like this’

After his last ever Top Gear episode screened on Sunday night, Jeremy Clarkson said he was ‘so sad and sorry it’s ended like this’.

The final episode featuring Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond screened on BBC Two. Clarkson was sacked from the show after he physically assaulted Top Gear producer Oisin Tymon earlier this year.

Clarkson tweeted to fans his ‘thanks and encouragement over the years’ after the show.

Many many thanks for all your support and encouragement over the years. So sad and sorry it’s ended like this

The show itself, which ran for 75 minutes, made no reference to their departure, nor the circumstances. It included two separate segments featuring the trio and included a voiceover from Jeremy Clarkson ,while May and Hammond filmed new links.

Closing the show, May said: “Thank you very much for watching and, well, goodbye.”

Hammond later tweeted enigmatically about the ‘incredible adventure’ the trio had embarked on during their decade-long stint on Top Gear.

Can’t believe that one life has room to accommodate the first and the last steps of that incredible adventure. Thanks for your company.